diff --git a/cowrie/core/honeypot.py b/cowrie/core/honeypot.py
index 8d43b7c..06335de 100644
--- a/cowrie/core/honeypot.py
+++ b/cowrie/core/honeypot.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class HoneyPotCommand(object):
         """
         log.msg('QUEUED INPUT: %s' % (line,))
         # FIXME: naive command parsing, see lineReceived below
-        self.protocol.cmdstack[0].cmdpending.append(line)
+        self.protocol.cmdstack[0].cmdpending.append(shlex.split(line))
 
 
     def resume(self):